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22edo Modes

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Some modes available in 22edo. Please add more, discovered or newly-composed! Note also that 22edo can play all 11edo Modes as well....

Orwell | Porcupine | Hedgehog | Superpyth | Pajara | Fleetwood | Astrology | Telepathy

Orwell


5 notes MOS, 4L+1s (Grumpy pentatonic)

2
 5
 5
 5
 5
5
 2
 5
 5
 5
5
 5
 2
 5
 5
5
 5
 5
 2
 5
5
 5
 5
 5
 2

9 notes MOS, 4L+5s (fair bug)

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3
3 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2
2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3
3 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2
2 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 3
3 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2
2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3

13 notes MOS, 9L+4s

1
 2
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 1
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 1
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2
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Porcupine


See also Porcupine Temperament Modal Harmony for many more MODMOS modes.

7 notes MOS, 1L+6s (Happy heptatonic)

3 3 3 3 3 3 4
 Magical seventh mode
3 3 3 3 3 4 3
 Diminished
3 3 3 3 4 3 3
 Diminished
3 3 3 4 3 3 3
 symmetric minor ("dorian")
3 3 4 3 3 3 3
 bright minor
3 4 3 3 3 3 3
 dark major
4 3 3 3 3 3 3
 bright otonal major

8 notes MOS, 7L+1s (Grumpy octatonic)

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3
3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3
3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3
 kind of minor
3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3
 kind of minor
3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3
 both minor and major
3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
 kind of major
1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
 kind of major

15 notes MOS, 7L+8s

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2


Hedgehog


6 notes MOS, 2L+4s (Rice hexatonic)

3
 5
 3
 3
 5
 3
3
 3
 5
 3
 3
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5
 3
 3
 5
 3
 3

8 notes MOS, 6L+2s (Biggie octatonic)

3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2
3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3
3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3
2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3

14 notes MOS, 8L+6s

2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2
2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2
2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1
1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2
2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1


Superpyth


7 notes MOS, 5L+2s (diatonic)

4 4 1 4 4 4 1
 Major (Ionian)
4 1 4 4 4 1 4
 Dorian
1 4 4 4 1 4 4
 Phrygian
4 4 4 1 4 4 1
 Lydian
4 4 1 4 4 1 4
 Mixolydian
4 1 4 4 1 4 4
 Minor (Aolian)
1 4 4 1 4 4 4
 Locrian

5-or7-limitSuperpyth/11-limitSuprapyth[5]

5 notes MOS, 2L+3s (classic pentatonic)

4
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4
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5
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5-or7-limitSuperpyth/11-limitSuprapyth[12]

12 notes MOS, 5L+7s

1
 3
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1
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Scala files for all 12 modes
Audio comparison of the 12 modes


Pajara


10 notes

"Symmetrical" modes are MOS, 2L+8s (Rice decatonic); "Pentachordal" modes are not MOS.
(The names of the modes are Paul Erlich's - see http://lumma.org/tuning/erlich/erlich-decatonic.pdf.)
2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
 Standard Pentachordal Major
2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
 Static Symmetrical Major
2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
 Alternate Pentachordal Major
2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
 Dynamic Symmetrical Major
2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3
 Standard Pentachordal Minor
2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 2
 Static Symmetrical Minor
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
 Alternate Pentachordal Minor
2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3
 Dynamic Symmetrical Minor

Srutal/Pajara/Pajarous[12]

12 notes MOS, 10L+2s

2
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 1
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Doublewide/Fleetwood


6 notes MOS, 4L+2s (bicycle)

5
 1
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5
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1
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10 notes MOS, 4L+6s (fair bicycle)

1
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1
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14 notes MOS, 4L+10s

1
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Astrology

6 notes MOS, 4L+2s (bicycle)

4
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4
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3
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10 notes MOS, 6L+4s (unfair bicycle)

3
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3
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Magic/Telepathy


7 notes MOS, 3L+4s (mosh)

1
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1
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6
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10 notes MOS, 3L+7s (fair mosh)

1
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13 notes MOS, 3L+10s

1
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